US News
Can President Trump legally use donations to build the White House Ballroom?
Uncle Sam may receive charitable gifts, but that doesn’t give presidents free rein on how to spend those funds.
Asia Pacific
UAE sends 83 tonnes of aid to Nepal after deadly floods
More than 700 people have been killed and at least 2,500 remain missing after a glacier collapse and landslide caused severe flash flooding in…
Asia Pacific
Nepal-Tibet flood death toll nears 700 as more than 3,000 remain missing
Nepal requests foreign help in identification and storing of bodies, DNA testing and rescuing people from tunnels
Analysis & Editorials
Iran may be the key to the Mecca Pacts future
The reported invitation for Iran to join the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement puts a new perspective on what the new alliance might ultimately become.
Climate
How ice and rock triggered Nepal’s catastrophic floods
A geologist explains how thawing permafrost and melting ice are increasing the risk of destructive floods in the Himalayas and other high mountain regions…